We believe in the power of a promise

Every day we make promises to help people secure their financial lives, families and futures—but these promises are just words, unless we put our words in action. We share the responsibility to put our promises in action by demonstrating Heart, acting with Integrity and striving for Excellence in every decision.

These three values—Heart, Integrity, and Excellence—embody who we are and how we work. They guide our decisions and define our relationships. And they are fundamental to our success in keeping our promises to our customers, our distributors, and to each other.

We live these values, every day.

	Heart  We're there when people need us most. We seek out, respect, and value different perspectives and experiences. We positively impact our communities around the world.
	Integrity We demonstrate fairness, honesty, and accountability. We do what we say. We communicate with transparency.
	Excellence We prioritize to stay focused on the right things. We take initiative to be a part of the solution. We continually seek to teach and learn.

Commitment to Integrity

Our commitment to integrity is a cornerstone of our past, present and future success. This drives our dedication to uphold ourselves to the highest standards of business conduct.

We are committed to upholding our Code of Ethics¹ in every transaction. Through its important guidelines, the Code helps us understand how to do business responsibly–how to put integrity first. Nothing ever should compromise our unyielding commitment to performance with integrity.

Our values are a critical part of who we are as a company today and who we will be in the future. By continuing to demonstrate performance with integrity, we’ll strengthen this important part of the foundation for our ongoing success and deliver value to our customers, employees, communities, and shareholders. 

¹  On February 24, 2009, Genworth’s board of directors approved an amendment to the Fair Employment Practices section of the Genworth Code of Ethics. The amendment clarifies that Genworth’s equal employment opportunity policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity.